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Platt was a councillor and was Portfolio holder for Children and Young People's Services on Wigan Council, until she became a Member of Parliament. She officially stepped down as borough councillor on 5 September 2017 [6] and was succeeded on 19 October by fellow Labour and Co-operative candidate, Paula Wakefield.[7] Platt was selected as the Labour Party candidate for the Leigh constituency in the 2017 general election. She won the seat with 26,347 votes or 56.2% of the total votes cast.[8]

Following the General Election win, Platt was announced as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Angela Rayner, she held this role until 10 July 2018 where she was offered Shadow Minister for Cabinet Office.